Ohio University: Statistics
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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 2112 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 581 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 529 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| # 21 of 1 | In Athens, OH |
| # 2544 of 14,131 | For Atomic and Molecular physics |
| Top 1-3 | For 9 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
85%
Average SAT
1,190
Average ACT
25
Aid receiving
97%
Undergraduates
20,444
Graduates
5,879
Male:Female Ratio
38:62
Type
Public
not-for-profit
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
Ohio University has an acceptance rate of 85% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| Applicants | 27,486 | 11,418 | 16,068 |
| Admissions | 23,360 | 9,373 | 13,987 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 4,387 | 1,754 | 2,633 |
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| â– White | 78% |
|---|---|
| â– Nonresident Alien | 4% |
| â– Asian | 2% |
| â– Hispanic | 5% |
| â– Black or African American | 6% |
| â– Two or more races | 4% |
| â– Unknown | 2% |
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Ohio University.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
Ohio University majors
Ohio University has granted 138 associate degrees across 5 programs, 4,313 bachelor's degrees across 121 programs, 1,925 master's across 104 programs, and 420 doctorate degrees across 32 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Ohio University.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | - | 1,212 | 38 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 3 | 88 | 171 | - |
| Psychology, General | - | 258 | - | - |
| Osteopathic Medicine & Osteopathy | - | - | - | 231 |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | - | 192 | - | - |
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | - | 47 | 114 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | - | 154 | - | 1 |
| Zoology & Animal Biology | - | 144 | 1 | 9 |
| Social Work | - | 42 | 95 | - |
| Chemistry, General | - | 43 | 79 | 10 |
| Business Analytics | - | 49 | 74 | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | - | 120 | - | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | - | 82 | 32 | - |
| Finance, General | - | 100 | 4 | - |
| Journalism | - | 94 | 8 | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 100 | - | - | - |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | - | 2 | 87 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General | - | 63 | 25 | - |
| Accounting | - | 44 | 41 | - |
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | - | - | 81 | - |
| Sociology, General | - | 74 | 7 | - |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | - | 10 | 56 | - |
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | - | 61 | 3 | - |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | - | 53 | 7 | - |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | 55 | 5 | - |
| Civil Engineering, General | - | 33 | 25 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | - | 3 | 46 | 8 |
| Public Health, General | - | - | 57 | - |
| Management Information Systems, General | - | 54 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | 50 | 4 | - |
| Radio and Television | - | 53 | - | - |
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | - | 50 | 2 | - |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | - | 9 | 41 | - |
| Management Science | - | 47 | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | - | 21 | 26 | - |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | - | 46 | - | - |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | - | - | - | 46 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | - | 36 | 9 | - |
| Chemical Engineering | - | 33 | 5 | 6 |
| Computer Science | - | 38 | 6 | - |
| Applied Engineering | - | 42 | - | - |
| Music Pedagogy | - | 24 | 18 | - |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | - | - | 33 | 8 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | - | 41 | - | - |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | - | - | 39 | - |
| Environmental Studies | - | 9 | 30 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | - | 13 | 22 | 3 |
| Mathematics, General | - | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| Operations Management and Supervision | - | 6 | 31 | - |
| Project Management | - | - | 37 | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 33 | 1 |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | - | 34 | - | - |
| Public Administration | - | - | 33 | - |
| Physician Assistant | - | - | 32 | - |
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 31 | - | - | - |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | - | 31 | - |
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | - | - | 25 | 5 |
| History, General | - | 30 | - | - |
| Music Management | - | 29 | - | - |
| Acting | - | 17 | 8 | - |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | - | 16 | 9 | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | - | 19 | 5 | - |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | - | 19 | 5 | - |
| Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | - | - | 24 | - |
| Housing and Human Environments, General | - | 23 | - | - |
| Digital Arts | - | 22 | - | - |
| Botany & Plant Biology | - | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Graphic Design | - | 17 | 3 | - |
| Nursing Practice | - | - | - | 20 |
| Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling | - | 19 | - | - |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General | - | - | 18 | - |
| Communication, General | - | - | 18 | - |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other | - | - | 18 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | - | - | 18 | - |
| Wildlife Biology | - | 18 | - | - |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | - | 11 | 6 | - |
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | - | 17 | - | - |
| Human Services, General | 2 | 15 | - | - |
| Physics, General | - | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | - | 16 | - | - |
| Athletic Training & Trainer | - | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Creative Writing | - | 16 | - | - |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | - | 15 | 1 | - |
| Music Performance, General | - | 7 | 9 | - |
| Photojournalism | - | 16 | - | - |
| Applied Linguistics | - | 9 | 6 | - |
| Dietetics & Dietitian | - | 15 | - | - |
| Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General | - | 14 | - | - |
| Dance, General | - | 8 | 6 | - |
| English Language and Literature & Letters, Other | - | 14 | - | - |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 2 | 12 | - | - |
| Aviation & Airway Management and Operations | - | 13 | - | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 13 | - |
| Industrial Engineering | - | 11 | 2 | - |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | 13 | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | - | 7 | 5 | - |
| Nursing Education | - | - | 12 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | - | 8 | 4 | - |
| Anthropology, General | - | 11 | - | - |
| Computer Engineering, General | - | 11 | - | - |
| Engineering, Other | - | 11 | - | - |
| Environmental Science | - | 11 | - | - |
| Geriatric Nurse & Nursing | - | - | 11 | - |
| History, Other | - | - | 9 | 2 |
| Organizational Communication, General | - | - | 8 | 3 |
| Clinical Psychology | - | - | 7 | 3 |
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | - | 10 | - | - |
| Customer Service Management | - | 10 | - | - |
| Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology | - | 2 | 8 | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | - | - | 9 | - |
| Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management | - | 9 | - | - |
| Music Therapy & Therapist | - | 6 | 3 | - |
| Asian Studies & Civilization | - | 3 | 5 | - |
| Business & Managerial Economics | - | 8 | - | - |
| International and Intercultural Communication | - | - | 8 | - |
| Legal Studies | - | - | 8 | - |
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Women's Studies | - | 8 | - | - |
| Art & Art Studies, General | - | 7 | - | - |
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | - | 3 | 4 | - |
| Educational & Instructional Technology | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| Experimental Psychology | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | - | 3 | 4 | - |
| Philosophy | - | 5 | 2 | - |
| Commercial Photography | - | - | 6 | - |
| Development Economics and International Development | - | - | 6 | - |
| Musical Theatre | - | 6 | - | - |
| Nursing Administration | - | - | 6 | - |
| Perfusion Technology & Perfusionist | - | - | 6 | - |
| Astrophysics | - | 5 | - | - |
| Economics, General | - | 5 | - | - |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Engineering Science | - | - | - | 5 |
| Environmental Health | - | 5 | - | - |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | - | - | 5 | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | 5 | - | - |
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | - | 5 | - | - |
| Latin American Studies | - | - | 5 | - |
| Sculpture | - | - | 5 | - |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | - | 5 | - | - |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| International Public Health & International Health | - | - | 4 | - |
| Painting | - | - | 4 | - |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | - | 4 | - | - |
| Printmaking | - | - | 4 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | - | - | 4 | - |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | - | 4 | - | - |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | - | - | - | 4 |
| Actuarial Science | - | 3 | - | - |
| African Studies | - | - | 3 | - |
| Art Teacher Education | - | - | 3 | - |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | - | - | 3 | - |
| Ecology | - | 3 | - | - |
| European Studies & Civilization | - | 3 | - | - |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | - | 3 | - | - |
| Health Communication | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Photography | - | - | 3 | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | - | - | 3 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | - | - | - | 3 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | - | - | 2 | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | 2 | - | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | - | 2 | - | - |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | - | - | - | 2 |
| Medical Science & Scientist | - | - | - | 2 |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | - | 2 | - | - |
| Theatre & Theatre Arts Management | - | 2 | - | - |
| Voice and Opera | - | 2 | - | - |
| African-American & Black Studies | - | 1 | - | - |
| Applied Mathematics, General | - | 1 | - | - |
| Broadcast Journalism | - | 1 | - | - |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | - | 1 | - | - |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | - | - | 1 | - |
| Drama and Dance Teacher Education | - | - | 1 | - |
| French Language Teacher Education | - | 1 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature | - | 1 | - | - |
| Music Technology | - | 1 | - | - |
| Music Theory and Composition | - | 1 | - | - |
| Neuroscience | - | 1 | - | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition | - | 1 | - | - |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | - | - | 1 | - |
| Grand Total | 138 | 4,313 | 1,925 | 420 |
Publications & Citations
Ohio University has published 607 scientific papers with 18,223 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Medicine, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Yvette McGee Brown
1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer
judge
Yvette McGee Brown is a judge who became the first African American female justice on the Ohio Supreme Court when she took office on January 1, 2011. She was the founding president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and was a judge of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas for nine years.
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2. Wilson Shannon
1803-1877 (aged 74)
diplomat
lawyer
politician
Wilson Shannon was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the 14th and 16th governor of Ohio. He was the first Ohio governor born in the state. He was the second governor of the Kansas Territory. He failed to stop an attack by pro-slavery forces and...
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3. Taylor Price
1987-. (aged 39)
American football player
Taylor Price is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats and was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Seattle Seahawks.
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4. Frank Baumholtz
1918-1997 (aged 79)
basketball player
baseball player
Frank Conrad Baumholtz was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He was an outfielder for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds (1947–49), Chicago Cubs (1949 and 1951–55) and Philadelphia Phillies (1956–57). He played two seasons of professional basketball for the Youngstown Bears of the National Basketball League during the 1945–46 season, and the Cleveland Rebels of the Basketball Association of...
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General Info & Contacts
Founded
1804
Motto
Religio Doctrina Civilitas, Prae Omnibus VirtusReligion, Learning, Politics; Above All, Virtue
Colors
hunter green, white
Academic calendar
September to June (September - December; January-March; March-June). Also Summer Sessions (June-August)
Total staff
3,711
Classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address
020 Chubb Hall Athens, Ohio, 45701-2979 United States
City Population
24,000
Phone
7405931000
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